Comparative Study on Clinical Outcomes of Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy under Local Anesthesia with Conscious Sedation and General Anesthesia
PECF under local anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position provides comparably effective pain relief and functional improvement comparable to general anesthesia, though the difference in complication rates was not statistically significant and requires larger studies for confirmation. This technique may be particularly advantageous for patients at higher risk for anesthesia-related complications. Further research is warranted to validate these findings in larger, prospective studies.
Authors
- Do H Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-7211)
- Patrick Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9933-8487)
- Marium Raza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8050-9402)
- M. Nathan Nair
- Christoph P. Hofstetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5324-950X)
- Jason K Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-2330)
- Jeffrey Michael Breton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7125-8303)
- David Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-0732)
- Samuel Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5200-9319)
- Byeong Cheol Rim
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Neurology, Inc (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2024.0229
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00